2original noun
plural originals 1 [count] : a document, film, painting, etc., which is created by someone and from which a copy or translation is made
▪ I gave her a copy of the report and kept the original. ▪ This isn't a reprint, it's an original. 2 [singular] : a person who is different from other people in an appealing or interesting way
▪ Compared to other actresses of her generation, she is a true original.
▪ I gave her a copy of the report and kept the original. ▪ This isn't a reprint, it's an original.
▪ Compared to other actresses of her generation, she is a true original.
in the original
: in the language used by the original writer
▪ We read Homer in the original, not in translation. [=we read the original words that Homer wrote in ancient Greek]
▪ We read Homer in the original, not in translation. [=we read the original words that Homer wrote in ancient Greek]
